Why the change is needed:The Rules and Regulations book is overflowing with detailed nuances of closed waters/open waters/restricted bait/barbless hooks/no night fishing, blah, blah, blah... If the state really wants to get serious about resource conservation BAN GILLNETS!!! There is not a single more destructive legal fishing tactic than this. Gillnets are the WMDs of the fishing world. If we do not reel in gillnets it won't matter if I'm fishing a treble hook or not because they'll be nothing to catch with it.

Names of individuals or groups with whom you have discussed this change:No input given

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Submitted by: BUCK, SEAN — CHICAGO, IL

Date submitted: 05/08/2012

WDFW Rule Proposal Recommendation

Not Recommended for further consideration Reference ID: DFW838012

This proposal to ban commercial gillnets is outside the scope of the sportfishing rule making process.